Grower's Q&A - Page 12 - Sarracenia Northwest

Hardy Sundew

Q/A #64 - Is My Drosera filiformis Dormant or Dying?

April 5, 2023

QUESTION: I received my dormant Drosera filiformis on March 8. I bought the soil for sarracenia and sundew from you. I followed the directions. I put my plant into a 5" plastic pot with holes in the bottom. It is in planter on my railing with my other bog plants. I have reverse osmosis and rain water in

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Deformed Pitchers

Q/A #63 - What's Happening to the New Growth on My Sarracenia?

April 4, 2023

QUESTION: Can you PLEASE help me with my Sarracenia? I live near Jacksonville, Florida, and I grow all of my plants outside in full sun. I attached a few photos. All the pitchers shown are new growth from this year. Can you tell me what you think is happening? I hope to buy the imidacloprid spray yo

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No Pitchers

Q/A #62 - Sarracenia Isn't Breaking Dormancy

April 2, 2023

QUESTION: I ordered a Sarracenia alata x minor from you about a month ago. Attached is a photo taken a couple weeks ago but as of today nothing much has really changed. The other photo is one taken today. I wanted to check if something is wrong because the breaking of dormancy and spring growth seems really

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Hardy Sundew

Q/A #64 - Is My Drosera filiformis Dormant or Dying?

Deformed Pitchers

Q/A #63 - What's Happening to the New Growth on My Sarracenia?

No Pitchers

Q/A #62 - Sarracenia Isn't Breaking Dormancy

Mosquitoes

Q/A #61 - Concerned about Propagating Mosquitoes

QUESTION: I've divided my older Sarracenia that was in my bog. Now I have 9 pots of Sarracenia that will be in trays of open water. I'm concerned about propagation of mosquitoes. Do you use any mosquito control? (Submitted in April 2019.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: Yes, there's an easy fix for this.

Flowers

Q/A #60 - Are Sarracenia Flowers a Sign of Stress?

QUESTION: I've been growing Sarracenia for five years. This time of the year when my plants come out of dormancy, they produce flower stalks, and I just cut them as they come out. I was just wondering if flowers are normal for Sarracenia, or is it a sign of stress? Also, am I wrong for cutting to preserve en

Nepenthes

Q/A - #59 - No Pitchers on Etiolated Nepenthes

QUESTION: I've got a Nepenthes aristolochioides x glabrata hybrid which has become etiolated -- weak elongated vine (when compared to pictures on your site) -- and not put out any new pitchers in 6 months or so that it's been in my house. It has put out a lot of growth in the time that I've had it, but each p

Water Quality

Q/A #58 - TDS of Water in Our Pools

QUESTION: I water my plants with rainwater that has a TDS reading between 7 and 20 PPM, depending from which source. Water collected under trees is higher; water collected out in the open is lower. So, I'm curious. After your plants sit, or when your medium has set for a while, what does the water in you

Water Quality

Q/A #57 - Is Pollen in Rainwater Bad for Carnivorous Plants?

QUESTION: Hello. I have a question I hope you can help me with. Does pollen have a negative impact on rainwater as it pertains to carnivorous plants? I collected rainwater yesterday and the TDS is much higher than usual.... 35 in some containers and over 100 in others. The only difference in the pollen. Prior

Cephalotus

Q/A #56 - Fuzzy Mold on Cephalotus

QUESTION: I purchased 3 Cephalotus plants last year at your open house and am hoping you can help me. I am having an issue with some white fuzzy looking mold on some of my plants. I hit the internet and found posts that looked similar and thought it might be powdery mildew so I bumped up the light and heat

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